Well Dweller Lida the Terrible Boss Guide (Yes, the Spelling Is Uncertain)

Before this guide can tell you how to win, it has to settle an argument about what to call the fight. The fifth boss on the recorded roster is introduced by a town crier as a captured witch, and her name comes down to us through three imperfect channels that disagree on its spelling. So this page starts with the name, then walks through the strangest boss setup in the game: a ticketed public burning that goes wrong in front of a whole town.

So how do you spell her name?

Three sources, three spellings. The chapter titles on the complete fight video embedded below write Lida The Terrible, and that is the spelling this page and this site’s URLs use. The official store page, meanwhile, spells the name Ilda — but for the friendly mouse character you meet as an ally, not for this boss. And the auto-generated captions on a seven-hour full playthrough hear the town crier’s announcement as something closer to “leader the terrible,” which tells you the voiced line is ambiguous even to a careful ear.

What cannot be honestly claimed: that the boss and the friendly mouse share a name, a face, or a fate. The temptation to connect them is obvious, and the game’s graveyards love an epitaph that makes you reread things — but no footage or official text confirms any link, so this page declines to speculate. If a patch or an official source ever settles the spelling, the guides will update; until then, Lida is a pragmatic choice, not a correction of anyone.

How do you get into the burning?

Her segment sits at the 9:25 mark of the chaptered all-bosses video below, fifth on the complete roster and directly after the Lady of the Drains. The route delivers you to Graven Valley, a town with a stage at its center, where a public announcement declares that two witches have been captured and will be burned that very night — a “stunning double feature,” in the crier’s words. The first witch is introduced as having come from the fiery pits of hell and once tried to swallow a townsman whole. Then comes her plea, played for the crowd: “Please help me. I’m not a witch. I promise.”

Getting in is a small quest of its own. A caged member of Glimmer’s family is being held in town, and a helpful local explains that securing a ticket to the burning is the way to save him. Tickets cost currency you have been collecting all game, so this is one boss whose gate is literally a purchase — if your wallet is thin, the tips for new players cover the fastest ways to top up before you queue for the show.

What happens when the show starts?

You take your seat with the town, the ceremony begins, and then the recording cuts straight to chaos: the witches have escaped, the crowd scatters, and the grateful rescued captive thanks Glimmer for the freedom — right before an ominous line about starting to feel hungry. What follows is short and nasty. Knives come into play, the festive square turns into an arena, and the sweet-talking captive shows what she actually was. Afterward, a fresh gravestone delivers the game’s verdict in typical fashion: here lies a decrepit witch who wore the form of those she devoured.

What does the fight itself look like?

No verified health or damage numbers exist for this duel, and none are needed. The recorded run describes it in five words — “very easy but really cool” — and the mechanics support the praise: the arena is open, the attack rhythm is readable, and the knives telegraph clearly enough that a mid-game player with a working flame and a spare vial handles it comfortably. Keep your matchstick fresh for the temporary attack boost after a relight, spend a vial early rather than hoarding it, and treat the fight as a victory lap for everything the four previous bosses taught. If your build feels thin anyway, even one defensive trinket makes the duel shorter than the ceremony that precedes it.

What if you struggle anyway?

It would be unusual, but the fixes are the same as anywhere else in the game. Leave town through a side path, gather currency, buy a slot or a trinket, and return — the ticket stays purchased, so re-entry is painless. Players who want a wider safety margin can skim the beginner guide for the flame-management habits that make every duel in this campaign more forgiving. And if you would rather see the whole show before buying in, the embedded videos cover the announcement, the escape, and the fight in sequence.

Where does the route go afterward?

Straight upward, thematically speaking: the recorded run exits Graven Valley and climbs toward the castle on the horizon, where the Queen encounter waits as the midpoint statement of the whole campaign. The roster page keeps every remaining fight in order if you would rather peek at the road ahead.